List of mythological pairs
This is a list of famous pairs in mythology:
- Indra and Indrani
- Isis and Osiris
- Ixchel and Itzamna
- Izanami-no-Mikoto and Izanagi
- Kaliyan and Kalicchi
- Kamadeva and Rati
- Krishna and Rukmini
- Krishna and Satyabhama
- Lancelot and Guinevere
- Layla and Majnun
- Leda and the swan
- Medea and Jason
- Minos and Pasiphaë
- Nakula and Draupadi
- Nala and Damayanti
- Narcissus and Echo
- Nereus and Doris
- Nyx and Erebus
- Odysseus and Penelope
- Orpheus and Eurydice
- Paris and Helen
- Persephone and Hades
- Perseus and Andromeda
- Philemon and Baucis
- Phyllis and Demophon
- Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, two volcanoes
- Poseidon and Amphitrite
- Proserpina and Pluto
- Pyramus and Thisbe
- Pyrrhus and Andromache
- Rama and Sita
- Sahadeva and Draupadi
- Sampooranathevan and Paradevathai
- Savitri and Satyavan
- Scylla and Glaucus
- Selene and Endymion
- Shiva and Parvati/Sati
- Sigurd and Brunhild
- Siyavash and Sudabeh
- The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, representing Altair and Vega and commemorated by the annual Qixi Festival
- Theseus and Ariadne
- Theseus and Hippolyta
- Thetis and Peleus
- Tristan and Iseult
- Troilus and Cressida
- Thoth and Ma’at
- Ulysses and Circe
- Ulysses and Penelope
- Venus and Adonis
- Vishnu and Lakshmi
- Yarilo and Mara
- Yudhishthira and Draupadi
- Yusuf and Zulaikha
- Zal and Rudabeh
- Zeus and Ganymede
- Zeus and many mortal women and nymphs
Twins
See: Twins in mythology- Aegyptus and Danaus
- Aeolus and Boeotus
- Agenor and Belus
- Amphion and Zethus
- Apollo and Artemis/Diana
- Arsu and Azizos
- Ascalaphus and Ialmenus
- Atreus and Thyestes
- Ashvins
- Ašvieniai divine twins
- Byblis and Caunus
- Cassandra and Helenus
- Castor and Pollux
- Draupadi and Dhrishtadyumna
- Dylan ail Don and Lleu Llaw Gyffes
- Erechtheus and Butes
- Eurysthenes and Procles
- Freyr and Freyja
- Glooscap and Malsumis
- Helen and Clytemnestra
- Heracles and Iphicles
- Iasus and Pelasgus
- Hunahpu and Xbalanque
- Hypnos/Somnus and Thanatos/Mors, Letum -
- Lakshmana and Shatrughna
- Lava and Kusha
- Lycastus and Parrhasius
- Manawydan and Brân
- Nakula and Sahadeva
- Nara and Narayana
- Nut and Geb
- Otos and Ephialtes
- Pelias and Neleus
- Phobos and Deimos
- Phrixus and Helle
- Ploutos and Philomenos
- Procles and Eurysthenes
- Proetus and Acrisius
- Romulus and Remus
- Set and Nephthys
- Sigmund/Siegmund and Signy/Sieglinde
- Thessalus and Alcimenes
- Xōchipilli and Xōchiquetzal
- Xolotl and Quetzalcoatl
- Yama and Yami
- Zetes and Calais, the Boreads
Other siblings
- Agamemnon and Menelaus
- Balin and Balan
- Baldr and Hodr
- Eteocles and Polynices
- Hänsel and Gretel
- Hengist and Horsa
- Podalirius and Machaon
- Prometheus and Epimetheus
- Rama and Lakshmana
Friends
- Arjuna and Krishna
- Damon and Pythias
- Karna and Duryodhana
- King Arthur and Lancelot
- Orestes and Pylades
- Theseus and Pirithous
Rivals
- Athena and Poseidon
- Brihaspati and Chandra
- Eros and Anteros
- Abe no Seimei and Ashiya Dōman
- Indra and Vritra
- Karna and Arjuna
- Vashistha and Vishvamitra